Bell delivers two 412s to SLAF

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today it delivered two Bell 412s to the Sri Lanka Air Force during a ceremony at its facility in Piney Flats, Tennessee

Heavy traffic at Olcott Mawatha

A heavy traffic jam has been reported from Olcott Mawatha, Pettah due to a protest campaign

Grero - Monitoring MP, Ministry of Education

President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed MP Mohan Lal Grero as the Monitoring MP for the Ministry of Education, Bandula Jayasekara, Director General Presidents Media, said

Additional UK funding for re-integration

British Deputy High Commissioner, Robbie Bulloch, visited the North this week, where he announced additional UK funding of £150,000 for the reintegration of ex-combatants after their release from custody

Hikkaduwa UC Chairman remanded

The Chairman of the Hikkaduwa Urban Council (UC) Winnie Kariyawasam was remanded by the Colombo Chief Magistrate Rashmi Singappuli today on suspicion for threatening a member of the UC with death as he made a complaint to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption

Election to select chief incumbent of Sri Pada Vihare, rigged: UNP

The government used all forms of inducements and intimidation to rig the election to select the chief incumbent of Sri Pada Vihare, last week, the UNP charged in Parliament today

Baird talks tough on SL

Sri Lanka needs to take accountability for serious allegations of war crimes committed during its 25-year civil war, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Thursday

TN Fishermen to boycott fishing indefinitely

Hundreds of fishermen on Thursday decided to boycott fishing indefinitely after talks with the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commissioner to secure the relase of five fishermen taken into custody by the island nation's navy failed, officials said

Dumped Fonseka votes were genuine

Elections Department’s former Questioned Documents’ Examiner P.H. Manatunga has confirmed that the 62 ballot papers which were marked for common opposition candidate Sarath Fonseka at the last presidential election and found dumped near the Ratnapura Technical College

Army preparing report to counter Darusman report-Army Chief

The armed forces are preparing a report to counter the allegations leveled against the security forces in the Darusman report prepared by a panel of experts appointed by the United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya said

Ranil declines making comment on standing order

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe today declined to make his controversial statement under the Standing Order 23-11 saying that he had not been notified by Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa in writing about the amendments made to it

Traffic plan for buses to Kandy

Police have taken a decision to allow buses operating to Kandy to go back to its destination without idling around the Kandy town in a step to minimise the traffic congestion with immediate effect from today

Lankan charged for assault on buses in UK

A 24-year-old Sri Lankan man has been charged with four counts of sexual touching and is due to appear at Teesside Magistrates’ Court today

Indian firm to invest in SL

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Air Force officer remanded for harassing police woman

An Air Force officer attached to the Slave Island camp who had allegedly exposed himself to a woman police officer near the Fort police station was remanded till December 2, by a Colombo Court today

Four hospitals in North to be reconstructed

The Sri Lankan government has decided to reconstruct four hospitals in the northern Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts.These hospitals which were damaged during the war period will be reconstructed with a grant assistance given by United States Pacific Command

Sexual allegations against Kandy CI

Kandy Chief Magistrate Udaya Karalliyadde allowed an application for anticipatory bail by a Chief Inspector of Police attached to the Kandy Police Special Crimes Investigation Division, since he fears that on an allegation of sexual harassment on a Woman Sub Inspector has been lodged and he submitted that he fears he would be arrested and remanded.

SEC Chairperson tenders resignation

The Chairperson of Securities and Exchange Commission, Indrani Sugathadasa has tendered her resignation to the Treasury Secretary this morning on policy issues.

Cabinet green light for Sheraton

The cabinet has given the green light to the world renowned Sheraton Hotel Chain to construct an up-market luxury hotel at the Galle Face Green.

Judges Focus on Flight Risk of Galleon Chief

A lawyer for Raj Rajaratnam appeared before a judicial panel in a Lower Manhattan courtroom on Wednesday in a final effort to keep her client out of prison while he appealed his conviction on charges of insider trading.

COPE report presented in parliament

The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) which examined the financial performance at 229 state institutions today presented its report to Parliament highlighting, among others, that some Ministry secretaries had failed to deliver their duties as the chief accounting officers of their respective ministries in controlling financial irregularities, frauds and malpractices.

Shopkeeper knifed to death in Liverpool

Police hunting the killer of a Sri Lankan shopkeeper, who was stabbed to death as he worked, are scouring CCTV footage. The 30-year-old victim, who has not yet been named

Navy officer granted bail

A navy officer who was held in remand custody for more than a year for allegedly selling 270,600 litres of diesel valued at Rs.21.9 million belonging to the Navy to private filling stations was released on bail by a Colombo Court yesterday

Govt. employing Neo-liberal economic policies: UNP

Features of neo-liberal economic policies are visible under the Mahinda Chinthana policies more than ever despite repeated denials in this regard, the UNP charged in Parliament today

Environment committee wants Sinharaja road closed

A 12-member committee appointed to look into the construction of a controversial roadway from Ilumbakanda to Suriyakanda said to be endangering the the Sinharaja National World Heritage Site (NWHS) has recommended that the construction of proposed roadway should be stopped

Hambantota rock blasted

The rock in the Habantota International Harbour (HIH) that prevented the berthing of large ships had been blasted at a cost of US$35 to US$40 million and the pieces are being removed, a senior Hambantota harbour official said today

65,866 persons affected due to bad weather

The situation report as at November 30, 2011 at 1400hrs with regard to the inclement weather is as follows

Second reading of budget passed

The second reading of the Budget 2012 was passed in the Parliament a short while ago, with a majority of 91 votes. 151 voted in favor and 60 voted against.

Heavy traffic due to protest in Fort

The police used tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrator in the Fort area on the road leading to the Old Parliament. Heavy traffic has been reported in the area

Heroin smugglers from India arrested in Delft

Five Indians and three Sri Lankans were arrested in the seas close to the Delft Islands by the Sri Lanka Navy when they were smuggling in 1.774 kilogrammes of heroin to Sri Lanka in several boats from India, giving a glimpse of one of the ways that heroin is smuggled in